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Ansells Farm is a charming, characterful 16th century farmhouse in an idyllic rural position 5 miles south of Sudbury, an ideal base for exploring the villages and countryside of the Stour Valley.-
Recent News
- 9th Summer Music at Ansells Weekend, June-July 2017
- Singing Workshop at Ansells Farm, Saturday April 22nd 2017
- 8th Summer Music at Ansells Weekend, June 2016
- Singing Workshop at Ansells Farm, 2nd April 2016: “The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la, breathe promise of merry sunshine…”
- Singing Workshop at Ansells Farm, 7th November 2015: Written on Water
Author Archives: Stephen Varcoe
Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, May 2013: The Merry Month of May
Saturday May 4th 2013 With any luck, by the time we reach this date, cherry trees will be full of blossom, the birds will be fledging their latest families, the thoughts of young and old alike will be turning to … Continue reading
Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, March 2013: Sensational Songs!
Saturday March 16th 2013 Our theme for the March workshop is the Five Senses – taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing. We invite you to search out any pieces inspired by sensory pleasures or pains – and that covers most … Continue reading
Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, January 2013: The Generation Game – Songs for and about the family, children and childhood
Are we being self-indulgent in focusing our latest workshop on babies, children and family life? We should come clean and admit that impending grandparenthood may have influenced our choice this time, but then why not? There’s a wealth of material … Continue reading
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Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, December 2012: Whatever the Weather…
Whether the weather be fine, Whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold, Or whether the weather be hot, We’ll weather the weather whatever the weather Whether we like it or not! What’s guaranteed to figure in a … Continue reading
Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, October 2012: Tales of the Unexpected
Saturday October 20th, ‘Tales of the Unexpected’. With Hallowe’en just around the corner, visions of ghosts, gods and all things Gothic provide the subject matter for our latest Song Workshop. Whether it be a mystical experience, an eerie folk legend, … Continue reading
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Music at Ansells Weekend June 29th – July 1st 2012
Our 4th annual music weekend was the other major national event of this summer, taking place as it did between the Jubilee celebrations and The Olympics! Friday night’s opening concert saw Stephen Varcoe and the marvellous soprano Patricia Rozario, with … Continue reading
Ansells Song Workshop Weekend, June-July 2012
As part of our Ansells Song Workshop Weekend we are promoting three concerts on the evenings of June 29 and 30, and the afternoon of July 1. The first, entitled All Creatures Great and Small, is a partly serious, partly … Continue reading
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Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, February 2012: “Old & New”
Saturday February 25th: This time the theme is ‘Old & New’, inspired by the turn of the year. Think of past pleasures and future adventures, dawn and dusk, birth and death – all sorts of beginnings and ends find expression … Continue reading
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Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, November 2011: High Days & Holy Days
November 26th 2011 – ” High Days & Holy Days”, songs for celebrations and festivals. With Christmas just around the corner, and the rest of the calendar full of red-letter days (whether secular, religious or just plain fun), bring along … Continue reading
Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, October 2011: Mists & Mellow Fruitfulness
The October ‘Mists & Mellow Fruitfulness‘ workshop is now fully booked, but as always there is a waiting list in case of cancellations, so do contact Stephen (stephen@varcoe.com) if you’d like to be added to this.
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